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The crystal structure of arsenopalladinite, Pd8As2.5Sb0.5, and its relation to mertieite-II, Pd8Sb2.5As0.5

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 August 2020

Oxana V. Karimova Open the ORCID record for Oxana V. Karimova [Opens in a new window] ,
Andrey A. Zolotarev ,
Bo S. Johanson  and
Tatiyana L. Evstigneeva
Oxana V. Karimova*
Affiliation:
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits Russian Academy of Sciences, Staromonetny 35, 119017Moscow, Russia
Andrey A. Zolotarev
Affiliation:
Institute of Earth Science, Saint-Petersburg State University, University Emb. 7/9, 199034Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Bo S. Johanson
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of Finland, P.O. Box 96, FIN 02151Espoo, Finland
Tatiyana L. Evstigneeva
Affiliation:
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits Russian Academy of Sciences, Staromonetny 35, 119017Moscow, Russia
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*Author for correspondence: Oxana V. Karimova, Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The crystal structure of arsenopalladinite, Pd8As2.5Sb0.5, from the Kaarreoja River, Inari commune, Finnish Lapland, Finland, was solved to R1 = 0.0451 on the basis of single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. The mineral is triclinic, space group P$\bar{1}$. The unit-cell parameters are: a = 7.3344(7), b = 7.3870(8), c = 7.5255(7) Å, α = 98.869(8), β = 102.566(8), γ = 119.096(11)°, V = 331.19(7) Å3 and Z = 2. The crystal structure of arsenopalladinite consists of an alternation of layers made by pnictogen (As, Sb) and layers made by palladium atoms stacked along the c axis. Arsenic and (As, Sb) nets exhibit a triangular topology (A and D nets), whereas palladium layers show triangular or pentagon–triangular nets (B and C nets). The unit-cell contains 6 layers, with the ABCDCBA stacking sequence. Although arsenopalladinite shows characteristics very similar (nets of the same topology) to the closely-related mineral mertieite-II, Pd8Sb2.5As0.5, it has a different stacking sequence.

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arsenopalladinitecrystal structurepnictogen netspalladium nets
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Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 84 , Issue 5 , October 2020 , pp. 746 - 752
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland

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Associate Editor: František Laufek

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